1 in 3 want Norris to run

Phill Ewinn

A weekend opinion poll showed one in three
voters still wants him to run for the Aras.

One in three? Where do they come out with these people.

biko

Any chance of a source there boss?

edit:

FORMER supporters of David Norris last night warned him to abandon any hopes of re-entering the presidential race after the senator broke his five-week silence on the matter.
After an opinion poll showed one-in-three voters still want him to bid for the Áras despite his dramatic exit from the contest, Mr Norris said he was "heartened" by their support.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/norris-warned-to-abandon-hopes-of-revived-aras-bid-166509.html#ixzz1XA8XJXm5

Snakeblood

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

One in three? Where do they come out with these people.

A pluralist democracy?

I probably wouldn't vote for him myself based on a number of factors, but if you figure that 20% of people voted for a party that drove the country smack into a wall, it's hardly surprising that a good percentage would vote for a guy who seems to write boneheaded letters defending his friends and has said things I personally find rather creepy.

Phill Ewinn

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/campaign-member-norris-still-wants-presidency-519338.html

Link.

Liam Byrne

Headline translation :

Two-thirds don't want Norris to run

woodoo

Liam Byrne wrote: »

:Two-thirds don't want Norris to run

One thrid may be enough to get him elected though. I'd like to see him back and he'd get my vote.

Mint Sauce

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

One in three? Where do they come out with these people.

I suppose from the people that they asked.

Kev_ps3

1 in 3 are idiots

doncarlos

I want him to run so I can choose to vote for someone else

orangebud

4fm were really trying to sell it yesterday
My opinion no norris can feck of along with the rest of them
Does Ireland have the money to pay some one more the Obama

Sykk

They never asked me. Those polls are generally a load of rubbish

starbelgrade

David Norris is a tool who thinks that you can philosophise yourself out of any situation - even an abhorrent stance on the defence of a kiddy fiddler.

He's a moral retard.

A lot of his ideas on sex between teenagers & adults seem to be based around the fact that, when he was a teenager, full of sexual desire, that he would have loved an older gay man to show him the ropes, so to speak.

That may all be well & good, but even though he is now an adult, he still can't see that there's something more than a little wrong when you try to apply this philosophy on a universal basis.

I can't help thinking that he's also a bit of a sexual retard too.

What he has done for gay rights in Ireland has been a fantastic step forward, but his own personal life & affairs have seen him take a huge step back in most people's opinions - and for good reason too.

ComfyKnickers

I'd like to see him back in the race - it would be nice for the people to make the decision whether to vote or not to vote for him.

He can run, but he can't hide.

Blazer

I wish he'd just fúck off now..he had his chance and blew it..

RikkFlair

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

One in three? Where do they come out with these people.

The closet, I would've thought

Arnold Layne

I doubt the 1 in 3 will consist of anyone from the 1 in 4 group

Hawk Wing 2

The guy and his disgusting supporters are deluded and detached from reality, let him back in to hell and they'll see what the Irish people think of this sicko

wild_cat

Best of a bad lot perhaps?

polyfusion

Chuck would make a kick-ass president, he'd get my vote. He could line up all the corrupt politicians, past and present, and round-house kick their heads off.

Wikipedia says his "paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were of Irish descent", so I guess that makes him eligible, if it's good enough for our footballers, it's good enough for our president.

Happyman42

ComfyKnickers wrote: »

I'd like to see him back in the race - it would be nice for the people to make the decision whether to vote or not to vote for him.

He didn't even meet the criteria laid down to run for nomination ffs. He admitted the letter was a mistake, he demonstrated that he wasn't the stuff of presidents. he resigned his bid.
What would re-entering be saying? 'I know I did wrong, but sure f*** it, who cares? Not the Irish electorate anyway.'

The 'people making the decision' claptrap is just nonsense in terms of this election. He wasn't able to get on the ballot. That is the 'system' if it needs reform then that has to happen first.

The man who did nothing to reform that 'system' even though he was considering running when he wrote the 'letter' should now eat a large humble pie and work to change the nomination process.

orourkeda

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

One in three? Where do they come out with these people.

One can only assume that 2 in 3 either dont want him to run or dont care.

wild_cat

Happyman42 wrote: »

he demonstrated that he wasn't the stuff of presidents.
.

What's that in terms of Ireland though?

Having a good firm handshake??... cause that's all they do.

Orando Broom

What was he bringing to the table as a credible candidate anyways?

From what I saw of the guy he was an extremely narrow-minded guy with little or no interest in any other aspect of Irish Life bar Joycean Dublin. Not enough there to be considered a credible candidate. The responders to these polls seem to be afraid to be labelled as backward looking or close-minded if they answer negatively to the question about his candidacy.

laugh

I doubt 1-in-4 want him to run.

Celly Smunt

interwiewer: do you think norris would be a good runner?
Person/clown who thinks norris is an athlete-ah yeah i wouldn't mind seeing him running

and then you have a poll.

megaten

Not surprised. We seem to have a tolerance for corruption no matter who it is.

I was planning on voting for him but I can't support someone who has already been shown to abuse the powers of his office.

Larsson53

I want Chuck Norris to run.

Celly Smunt

Larsson53 wrote: »

I want Chuck Norris to run.

if it was 2007 maybe

Son Of A Vidic

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

Where do they come out with these people.

Probably a bunch of fúckwits ask 100 people on Grafton Street and the results suddenly represent the national mood.

Neil3030

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

Where do they come out with these people.

Probably a bunch of fúckwits ask 100 people on Grafton Street and the results suddenly represent the national mood.

The same 100 fückwits that will be arsed voting.

bellylint

ah you mean David right? not Chuck then

Min

I don't think he is able to run.

Min

Do 1 in 3 wish they were sexually abused as a child?

This was a wish of David Norris.

nacho libre

**if** this poll is an accurate representation of the public view on the matter, then it reeks of hypocrisy

Chinasea

Think it would be a good idea if they gave the option to vote to cease this luxury item in the Áras.

Yahew

Min wrote: »

Do 1 in 3 wish they were sexually abused as a child?

This was a wish of David Norris.

The "child" in question was a teenager close to the Israeli age of majority, and past the age of majority in most European countries which means this would not have been an issue in most countries. Nor did anybody deny that Norris' friend was , to begin, with unaware of his lover's age, and they continued to be lovers prior to and post his incarceration. ( Norris' friend was jailed against the wishes of his then adult lover, in other words, and someone made a political point by working out when they got together and informed the police. Probably a radical zionist.).

This was a storm in a teacup - there is very little Irish sexually moral-majority curtain twitchers can get upset about these days, so where they can they get really really really upset.

Obviously the age of majority is a grey area, were that not the case different countries would not have different laws.

Yahew

nacho libre wrote: »

**if** this poll is an accurate representation of the public view on the matter, then it reeks of hypocrisy

why? This 30% probably always wanted Norris to win, the sturm und drang of the pitch fork wielding mobs notwithstanding.

Killer Pigeon

1 in 3 people can't read the facts.

mackeire

2 in 3 dont want him to run!

PhatPiggins

They should just replace all future Irish presidents with the e-voting machines we paid €51 million for. We'd essentially be getting the same thing i.e a ridicuosly expensive, pointless excercise that looks horribly dated and that we can't get rid of !!

Fukuyama

Min wrote: »

Do 1 in 3 wish they were sexually abused as a child?

This was a wish of David Norris.

You should go work for the Mail.

Helix

am i the only one who was disappointed that this wasnt about chuck norris?

dvpower

He wouldn't have a chance in hell of getting a nomination now, so little point in him running.

dvpower

mackeire wrote: »

2 in 3 dont want him to run!

Did the poll actually say that?

Pygmalion

Surely the point of democracy is that we go to the polls and decide whether or not the country as a whole think he'd be a good leader, not that a small group of people come up with a reason to exclude him from public consideration?

King of Kings

Yahew wrote: »

The "child" in question was a teenager close to the Israeli age of majority, and past the age of majority in most European countries which means this would not have been an issue in most countries.

you are off the wall. In certain society they marry off 12 year old girls - cos other cultures do it we don't have to accept it.
This magical place called europe isn't all that!

Yahew wrote: »

Nor did anybody deny that Norris' friend was , to begin, with unaware of his lover's age, and they continued to be lover's prior to and post his incarceration. ( Norris' friend was jailed against the wishes of his then adult lover, in other words, and someone made a political point by working out when they got together and informed the police. Probably a radical zionist.).

that's irrelevant , norris#s pal was 40 and the other party 15 - he should have known something was amiss.
The issue is not norris' friend but norris writing letters on behalf of his friend trying to weasal him out of a jail term.
On a second note - it was on state headed paper. FFS.

Yahew wrote: »

This was a storm in a teacup - there is very little Irish sexually moral-majority curtain twitchers can get upset about these days, so where they can they get really really really upset.

Get the boat - we cannot lambast the church for failing to protect children without holding norris to the same standard.
The church was wrong and Norris was wrong.
We cannot pay lip service child endangement cos we hate the church but ignore it when our liberal hero is the target.

Yahew wrote: »

Obviously the age of majority is a grey area, were that not the case different countries would not have different laws.

As I said previously his friend was 40 messing with a 15 year old - there is no grey area there.
Nothing could be more black and white.


I wanted norris to run originally - now I think he is a fraud for writing letter on behalf of a friend.
If an FF member did it we'd all scream blue murder.

Those 1 in 3 are clowns.

Helix

dvpower wrote: »

Did the poll actually say that?

it did if the question was: do you want david norris to run for president? yes/no

dvpower

Helix wrote: »

it did if the question was: do you want david norris to run for president? yes/no

What about the 21pc of Don't Knows?

Helix

dvpower wrote: »

What about the 21pc of Don't Knows?

they technically didnt answer the question

Happyman42

Pygmalion wrote: »

Surely the point of democracy is that we go to the polls and decide whether or not the country as a whole think he'd be a good leader, not that a small group of people come up with a reason to exclude him from public consideration?

So on the basis of a 'poll' and a lot of internet sulking and warmongering we should just add any name to the ballot?
He DIDN'T make it through the nomination process...HE resigned his bid because HE agreed that what HE did was wrong. No smear, no campaign against him, HE wrote the letter not some journalist or assassin. It was rightly published by a whistleblower who believed it was important that we knew about it( he was singing the praises of whistle-blowers in the Senate recently and insisting on protection for them so any complaining or huffing is extremely two faced.)